Title Commanding Lincoln's navy : Union naval leadership during the Civil War / Stephen R. Taaffe

Published Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 324 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Contents Scraping the barnacles -- Atlantic storms -- The mighty Mississippi -- Hammers on anvils -- The peripheries -- Turning the tide -- Conclusion Summary The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. President Lincoln understood, however, that the Navy was not as important, militarily and politically, to the war effort as the Army, so he delegated authority to his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, who divided the Navy into six squadrons and hand-picked their commanders. This book examines Welles selections and why he appointed them. While noting that the officers records, char Analysis Command of troops Leadership United States History 19th century United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations United States // Navy History 19th century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject United States. Navy -- History -- 19th century SUBJECT United States. Navy fast Subject Leadership -- United States -- History -- 19th century Command of troops. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Command of troops Leadership Military operations, Naval SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140251 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1612515177 9781612515175

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